The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-10-28
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Police Officers VINO are Used for
Political Effect.
Two Months In the Jail Awaiting Sl
WInfred Blunt.
zuIuland Again the Seat Of Wa
Against the English.

LONDON, Oct. 27.-The action Of Chief
Detective Monroe, in forcing an inquest on
the body of the dead suspect, Cohne, admits
Of but two hypothesis. Either that official
desired to elicit revelations which should
act as dynamite scare, in which the detec-
tive force should shine conspicuously as the
means Of preventing colossal outrage, or
his object was to curry favor by furnishing
the government with pretext for wholesale
arrests, and evidence of the truth of the
current accusations against Mr.. Parnell and
his allies which the Tories have so industri-
ously disseminated. The first presumption
Is altogether tosasinine to merit considera-
tion, the many previous blunders of the de-
tectiyes to the contrary Observation-Disclosures
the latter must perforce be accepted as pos
sessing elements Of probability. The evi-
dence adduced at the inquest undoubtedly
showed that Cohen and his friends contem-
plated the accomplishment Of ulteriOr un-
lawful objects, but the testimony barely
warranted the assumption that they were
dynamlters, which theory the detectives base
upon the finding OF newspaper clippings and
revOlvers, and the friendship which existed
between the deceased and Melville, the sup
posed agent of the Clan-na-Gael Melville
became alarmed at the activity OF the Police
and disappeared.
striking instance OF the tactics employed
by the police to magnify public fear of Irish
outrage upon persons opposed 10 Home Rule
was given at IslingtOn on the occasion Of the
meeting in honor of Mr.. Chamberlain, when
that gentleman's carriage was surrounded by
mounted policemen, who maintained con-
tinucus air of watchfulness. The effect Of
this apparent precauti0n was not lost upon
the crowd, nor did Mr.. Chamberlain fail to
perceive its influence, as his subsequent re-
marks attested.
War in ZuIuland.
War is imminent in Zululand against an
nexation to Natal. Sir Arthur Haveloek,
Governor of Natal, with fifteen hundred
troops, started for the territory formerly
possessed by Cetewa0, where the latter's son,
Dinizulu, heads the rising.
lSir Wilfred Sentenced.
DUBLIN, Oct. 27.-The hearing in the case
of Sir Wilfred Blunt was finished today.
The magistrate, after far from impartial
summing up, sentenced Sir Wilfred to two
months Imprisonment in the common Jail.
The announcement Of the sentence was
received with a cry Of execration in the
court, and groans and hootings from the
crowds outside.
Bioodshed In Egypt.
CAIRO, Oct. ga force of 900 Arabs ad-
vanced today on Wady Halfa. The village
fort at Khormoussa, which protects the
place, shelled the enemy, who retired
Meanwhile mounted troops sailed forth
from the fort, supported by the black battal-
ion, and pursued the Arabs. The blacks
fired heavily, scattering the Arabs and kill
ing many. The Egyptian loss was two men
and four camels killed and two men wound
ed. Notable 0smas Agrah had meanwhile
advanced with force OF 1000 men and 0ccu-
pied a fertile spot around the village OF
Gemac. ab0ut six miles south of Wady
Halfa.
Hurricane In the Baltic.
BERLIN, Oct. 27.-Since night before last |
a hurricane has been raging without eessa-
tion in the Baltic. The wind sweeps with |
terrific force from the north and northeast, |
and the havoc among shipping is very great.
The accompanying loss of life is corre- |
spondingly large. From all rescue stations |
and posts on the coast from Schleswig to |
Russia reports are coming in Of the strand |
ing of vessels. In most cases it has not been
possible to save more than portion Of the
passengers and crews. Even on the railways
near the Baltic shores traffic has been inter.
rupted. On the Lubec and Treovemunde
line, by which the Gar would travel If he
returns home via Germany, traffic has been
entirely suspended. The low-lying portions
of all Baltic seaport towns are inundated,
and some Of the embankments and coast for
tifcations are partly destroyed. Dartseig in
particular has suffered severely.
Foreign Notes.
Prince Ferdinand opened the Bulgarian |
Sobranje yesterday.
Poor Law Guardian Roche, arrested at |
Woodford. Sunday. has been sentenced to |
three weeks Imprisonment
The French Chamber of Commerce in /
Montreal has asked the Federal government /
to establish rates on Canadian railroads at /
two cents mile.
Earl Kimberley, in a speech at Louth last
evening, said he hoped Earl ROsebery would
devise scheme to reform and purify the
House Of Lords. aThe Earl would gladly /
support him in the undertaking.